Tag: Coup
ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja on Niger coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government are currently meeting in Abuja, at an extraordinary summit on the...
Niger coup: Tinubu hosts ECOWAS special meeting on Sunday
President Bola Tinubu, the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on...
Harris, Guterres laud Tinubu’s efforts against coup in Niger
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, have commended President Bola Tinubu’s efforts toward ending...
Nigerien Army declares support for military coup
Niger’s army command, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, declared support for a coup instigated the previous day by soldiers of the presidential guard, saying...
Coup: Tinubu sends ECOWAS mission to Niger
President Bola Tinubu says an ECOWAS mission has been sent to the Niger Republic to intercede in the attempted coup in the country.
Tinubu, who...
CDS: No chance for coup, democracy has come to stay in...
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says the military will not have the chance to take over power in Nigeria, noting that...
Peru President impeached, arrested over ‘attempted coup’
Peru swore in a new president on Wednesday after a day of political drama that saw leftist leader, Pedro Castillo, arrested after his ousting...
Coup and counter-coup: Ekiti Assembly impeaches Speaker
The crisis bedevilling the Ekiti State House of Assembly took a new turn on Monday as the lawmakers impeached the Speaker of the Assembly,...
Captain Traore appointed as Burkina Faso President after coup
Captain Ibrahim Traore was on Wednesday appointed as President of Burkina Faso after the West African country's second coup in less than nine months.
Burkina...
Buhari tasks African leaders on credible elections to avoid coup
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on leaders in West Africa to do all within their powers to ensure that elections are conducted in their...
